# 1879 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 12.5% | 48% | 17,519 |
| Liberal | 11 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 70% | 37% | 13,572 |
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 2,938 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6% | 7.5% | 2,736 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas English Stephens | 881 | 50% |
| | Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh | 872 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,540 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,753 | 69% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Smith | 695 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | David MacIver * | 656 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,900 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 71% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Hughes | 6,301 | 50% | |
| | Conservative | Robert Vining * | 6,286 | 50% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,625 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,587 | 58% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Lewis | 530 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | George Peet * | 498 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,283 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | 80% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hughes | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Miles | 371 | 59% | |
| | Conservative | Robert Andrew Thomas | 249 | 39% | |
| | Conservative | William de Silva | 11 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 20% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 880 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 631 | 72% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 970 | 56% |
| | Conservative | John Henstock | 751 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,542 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,721 | 68% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Vaughan | 1,135 | 53% | |
| | Conservative | George Fowler * | 1,010 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,792 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | 77% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Davies | 697 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | 602 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,803 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | 72% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alexander Balfour * | 590 | 53% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 531 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,602 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | 70% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | 2,838 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Siddeley | 2,191 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,300 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,029 | 61% |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Radcliffe * | 1,729 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Edward Paull | 1,402 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,772 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,131 | 66% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Andrew Commins * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Simpson | 2,736 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | John Nicol * | 2,144 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,845 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,880 | 55% | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner.
Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.

### No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff.
Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.
No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 2,595 | 54% |
| | | Mr. Matheson | 2,223 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880

Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh | 1,026 | 51% |
| | | Mr. Stephens | 988 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,540 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,014 | 79% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Galloway | 8,038 | 55% | |
| | Liberal | Mr. Hughes | 6,590 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,448 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,625 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,628 | 68% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samuel Leigh Gregson | 3,171 | 55% |
| | | Mr. Little | 2,640 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,845 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,811 | 66% |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880

The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880.
His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880.

### Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880

The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880.
Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880.